معرفی
Kaisong Huang is a Researcher at the University of Calgary, where he leads the Data Systems and Infrastructure Lab (DSIL). His work bridges database systems with modern hardware innovations, focusing on performance optimization and storage technologies.
- PhD, Computer Science, Simon Fraser University (Sep 2020 - May 2025)
- MMath, Computer Science, University of Waterloo (Sep 2018 - Aug 2020)
- BEng, Software Engineering, Nanjing University (Sep 2014 - Jun 2018)
Huang's research spans database engines, transaction processing, data storage management, resource disaggregation, and AI/LLM-driven database systems. His work includes optimizing latency in database systems, leveraging non-volatile memory, and addressing cross-engine transaction consistency. Recent publications highlight trends in hardware-aware DBMS design, persistent memory indexing, and SSD performance trade-offs.
Huang has received prestigious recognitions, including:
- ACM SIGMOD Best Paper Award (2025)
- ACM SIGMOD Student Travel Award (2025)
- ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Award (2023)
- Simon Fraser University (SFU) Graduate Fellowship (2020-2024)
- SFU Computing Science Travel Awards (2022, 2025)
- SFU Professional Development Grant (2025)
He actively contributes to academic service as:
- PC member for SIGMOD 2026, ICDE 2026, CIKM 2023-2025, VLDBJ 2025-2026
- Reviewer for SIGMOD 2022 and the Journal of Systems Architecture
- Committee member for the SIGMOD Availability Committee
